A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.

Jesus has done everything for you.

A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.

Only when you realize that the gospel has nothing to do with your obedience but with Christ's obedience for you, will you start to obey. The only Christians who end up getting better are those who realize that if they don't get better, God will love them anyway.

When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, "Sin and resistance"

The more I focused on my need to get better the worse I actually got - the more neurotic and self-conscious and self-absorbed I became.

Grace frees you to be honest about what you've always known to be true about yourself: that you're weaker & more afraid than you want to be.